History

Pectoral of Horus with Sun-disk, 1300's BC. From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. pic.twitter.com/C4u2EfQKKU

— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) August 7, 2026

 

An Insight

Sobering thought, but sometimes the future has to wait until a wayward older generation dies off.

Old Testament: after the Israelites escape from Egypt, they incur the Lord's wrath through their lack of faith (even though they had recently witnessed miracles). He responds, "Your…

— The Chivalry Guild (@ChivalryGuild) August 7, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

Hellenistic mosaic glass bowl, cobalt blue with yellow/green spirals, fire-polished, with diameter of 5in (13 cm), dating from 2nd/3rd century BC. Convincing 3-D effect of spirals when seen in detail (at R). For details of the ancient technique, see https://t.co/aiINmGda4p pic.twitter.com/39bEN3uj0e

— Journal of Art in Society (@artinsociety) August 7, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

How to distinguish Asian languages

[📹realromanvice] pic.twitter.com/Vz3E2naUhE

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 7, 2026

 

A Meeting by Wendell Berry

A Meeting

by Wendell Berry

In a dream I meet

my dead friend. He has,

I know, gone long and far,

and yet he is the same

for the dead are changeless.

They grow no older.

It is I who have changed,

grown strange to what I was.

Yet I, the changed one,

ask: "How you been?"

He grins and looks at me.

"I been eating peaches

off some mighty fine trees."

Data Talks

Did you know if you demoralize the populace, dismiss the importance of law enforcement, and reduce spending on police, people will give up on calling the cops and the statistics will then indicate crime is down and you can declare victory? A neat trick. https://t.co/UjJN7QTgca pic.twitter.com/w4BJ7DYVzS

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) August 7, 2026

 

Pont-Neuf, 1872 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pont-Neuf, 1872 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (France, 1841-1919)

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History

Antonio Vivaldi , the composer of "The Four Seasons" was a Catholic Priest!

Antonio Vivaldi was an ordained Catholic priest, known as "The Red Priest" because of his red hair.

He suffered from severe asthma, which prevented him from praying Mass, so he was given a dispensation… pic.twitter.com/XxRRkdO5EA

— Trad West (@trad_west_) July 24, 2026

 

An Insight

Funny. In Europe you have pro-Iran demonstrations without a single Iranian in them and anti-Iran demonstrations composed almost entirely of Iranians.

— Uri Kurlianchik (@VerminusM) July 24, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

A SpaceX intern once described eating lunch next to Elon Musk in the company cafeteria.

The intern said Elon sat down at a regular table with a regular tray of food. No entourage. No reserved section. He sat next to two junior engineers who were clearly terrified. One of them…

— Race 🕊️ (@multiplanet1) July 21, 2026